The Calenders, 1889 Oil on canvas, by Henry Siddons Mowbray American, 1858—1928
The Calenders, 1889 Oil on canvas, by Henry Siddons Mowbray American, 1858—1928
Calenders or Qalandariyya is a group of wandering Sufi dervishes that originated in medieval al-Andalus as an answer to the state-sponsored Zahirism of the Almohad Caliphate. The term covers a variety of sects, not centrally organized and may not be connected to a specific tariqat. One was founded by Qalandar Yusuf al-Andalusi of Andalusia, Spain. They were mostly in Iran, Central Asia, India, and Pakistan. Starting in the early 12th century, the movement gained popularity in Greater Khorasan and neighboring regions, including South Asia1. The Qalandariyya are an unorthodox tariqa of Sufi dervishes that exhibited some Buddhist and Hindu influences in South Asia. The adherents of the order were notorious for their contempt for the norms of Muslim society.
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Detroit Institute of Arts
The Calenders, 1889 Oil on canvas, by Henry Siddons Mowbray American, 1858—1928
The Calenders, 1889 Oil on canvas, by Henry Siddons Mowbray American, 1858—1928
Calenders or Qalandariyya is a group of wandering Sufi dervishes that originated in medieval al-Andalus as an answer to the state-sponsored Zahirism of the Almohad Caliphate. The term covers a variety of sects, not centrally organized and may not be connected to a specific tariqat. One was founded by Qalandar Yusuf al-Andalusi of Andalusia, Spain. They were mostly in Iran, Central Asia, India, and Pakistan. Starting in the early 12th century, the movement gained popularity in Greater Khorasan and neighboring regions, including South Asia1. The Qalandariyya are an unorthodox tariqa of Sufi dervishes that exhibited some Buddhist and Hindu influences in South Asia. The adherents of the order were notorious for their contempt for the norms of Muslim society.
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Detroit Institute of Arts